Sentence examples for usually gamble from inspiring English sources

Week to week, more seasoned gamblers ("sharps" or "wise guys") bet on football than any other sport, and when it comes to the Super Bowl even the amateurs ("squares" or "fish," to the sharps) who don't usually gamble put down something on the game.

Surrendering a pitcher for a marginal player is usually a gamble, but as the season approached, the Yankees felt the move was necessary after Romine's setback.

Because of the wide attention given to the proposed ban on cockfighting in Louisiana, many of the fights have become "word of mouth" affairs, said Rickels, who added that spectators are afraid of being arrested because they usually also gamble.

Usually, the gambling doesn't begin until the 18th mile.

Even people who usually shun gambling as a cunning ruse for the state to raise taxes do it.

I'm not usually a gambling woman, because I am not one of life's natural winners, unless the game is Scrabble.

Decisions of this sort are usually called "gambles". But actually they arise from something much less rational than a gamble namely, a hope against hope that two (or more) clearly incompatible specifications can be fulfilled simultaneously.

He enjoyed opera, fine wine and occasional gambling – usually on the outcome of elections.

Compare this with the average American visiting Las Vegas, who plunks quarters into the slots or lays down $10 bets on the blackjack table, usually with a gambling budget of about $500 for an entire trip.

In addition, elevated rates of problem and pathological gambling (usually 10%to20%0%) are evident among adults seeking professional help for alcohol and other substance misuse/dependence disorders [ 29, 31- 33].

Research suggests that gamblers seeking excitement prefer skill-based and active gambling, while those using gambling to avoid negative emotions usually choose chance and passive gambling activities [ 9, 16].